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as far as the libyan president's phone call with president obama, president obama said he expressed his appreciation for cooperation with the libyan government. so there you have two different relationships developing. but the most important one is still with egypt. egypt is by far the most important arab country. it is one that the united states needs as far as israel is concerned. what happens in egypt tends to have an impact on what happens in other countries. so this is really going to be the big test for the united states going forward. this relationship is a work in progress, the president said. i think many egyptians would tell you that their own president is a work in progress. everything is new here. >> i want our viewers to understand what this relationship is, how significant this is. egypt has the largest population in the arab world. it was the first arab country to sign a peace treaty with israel. one of the largest recipients of u.s. aid. gets $1.5 to $2 billion a year. there is a lot at stake here. who stands to lose the most if this thing deteriorates? >> look, at this
as far as the libyan president's phone call with president obama, president obama said he expressed his appreciation for cooperation with the libyan government. so there you have two different relationships developing. but the most important one is still with egypt. egypt is by far the most important arab country. it is one that the united states needs as far as israel is concerned. what happens in egypt tends to have an impact on what happens in other countries. so this is really going to be...
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only 44% in favor of obama in his birth state. if romney doesn't find that troubling, they may find the wisconsin poll also troubling. the marquette law shows that in the state of his running mate paul ryan, 54% would favor romney. that's got to -- i mean, i almost feel like there had to be a holding of breath in the romney campaign with these numbers. >> yeah, i think romney's in deep trouble in michigan and wisconsin. we'll see if paul ryan can really help him in wisconsin. neither campaign, neither the romney campaign nor the obama campaign directly are spending a lot of money -- they're not spending a lot of money in either state. i think they both sense that wisconsin and michigan will probably go democratic this time. so the super packs are spending money in michigan and wisconsin. the pro-republican super packs. i think the romney campaign, they're spending some money in wisconsin, though not a whole lot. but michigan, given the president's ability to save the auto industry, gm, chrysler in particular, it looks like michiga
only 44% in favor of obama in his birth state. if romney doesn't find that troubling, they may find the wisconsin poll also troubling. the marquette law shows that in the state of his running mate paul ryan, 54% would favor romney. that's got to -- i mean, i almost feel like there had to be a holding of breath in the romney campaign with these numbers. >> yeah, i think romney's in deep trouble in michigan and wisconsin. we'll see if paul ryan can really help him in wisconsin. neither...
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this same poll shows a seven-point obama lead in virginia. that is as you know another huge electoral state that's being considered a toss-up this year and may be right now looks like tipping toward the president. also this, perhaps is the biggest news of all. president obama with the seven-point lead in ohio. cnn's peter hamby with me live in washington. let's start with that. ohio. because, you know, we say it and again. how key, you know, florida is to romney but ohio's right up there, too. the poll in ohio, how ominous is it for mitt romney? >> well, nbc had a similar poll a couple of weeks ago or a week ago, rather, this showed obama beating romney by seven points. republicans said that margin is bigger than we think and it is not seven points. well, this sort of reinforces that. it's a big problem and looking at the unfavorable numbers for romney, 45% under way. 50% view imunfavorably. the president at 55-42. it's a big problem. no republican has won the white house without ohio. i think you are right, though, brooke. florida is much mo
this same poll shows a seven-point obama lead in virginia. that is as you know another huge electoral state that's being considered a toss-up this year and may be right now looks like tipping toward the president. also this, perhaps is the biggest news of all. president obama with the seven-point lead in ohio. cnn's peter hamby with me live in washington. let's start with that. ohio. because, you know, we say it and again. how key, you know, florida is to romney but ohio's right up there, too....
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obama at 48%. romney at 47%. this is why you have this going back and forth, suzanne, because obviously a mixed bag here, but certainly some concerns that things are very tied up. they're very close. even if president obama does have an edge. >> briana, i admire the fact you can get through all that with that crane in the back there of that tree. >> american manufacturing. >> at its best, i guess. thank you. >>> this complaint with the world trade organization, it is the fourth since the president came into power. this time china is now accused of illegally subsidyizing auto parts that are bound for the united states. allison costic is watching all of this from the new york stock exchange. give us a sense of whether or not this will make a difference. we still have a huge trade deficit with china. >> reporter: exactly. we certainly do. you know, you've got the obama administration, president obama, coming out today and saying china is violating trade rules, and that has really been what gives china -- or their go
obama at 48%. romney at 47%. this is why you have this going back and forth, suzanne, because obviously a mixed bag here, but certainly some concerns that things are very tied up. they're very close. even if president obama does have an edge. >> briana, i admire the fact you can get through all that with that crane in the back there of that tree. >> american manufacturing. >> at its best, i guess. thank you. >>> this complaint with the world trade organization, it is...
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barack obama, ho ♪ >> if only barack obama were running for office in brazil. he is so popular here that 16 candidates for municipal elections have adopted his name. it doesn't stop with the u.s. president. in a bid to stand out ballots for the october 7 vote, they are filled with names both heroic and just plain bizarre. bin laden says he is going to blow up corruption. for some a sign of political immaturity. for others proof that brazil's democracy is flourishing. after all, this is the country where everyone from footballers to presidents go by their first names or even their nicknames. candidates were inspired after a tv -- i'm talking about obama -- >> this man was invited to run for local councilman for the simple reason that he is a dead ringer for the real obama. his platform, ironically, is health reform. trimplgts i use this name because i think it can bring me votes, he says, but i need to separate just being a body double from being a politician. this man agrees. >> translator: i'll be open to his proposals, he says, but politics aren't a swroek. >
barack obama, ho ♪ >> if only barack obama were running for office in brazil. he is so popular here that 16 candidates for municipal elections have adopted his name. it doesn't stop with the u.s. president. in a bid to stand out ballots for the october 7 vote, they are filled with names both heroic and just plain bizarre. bin laden says he is going to blow up corruption. for some a sign of political immaturity. for others proof that brazil's democracy is flourishing. after all, this is...
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the prime minister thinks that president obama is bluntless and doesn't understand israel. and the president thinks benjamin netanyahu is not giving adequate attention to american interests. this needs to be put back in the box. >> when he talks about placing a red light before israel, is he saying that washington is actively dissuading from launching attacks against iran? >> i don't think the president of the united states has ever said to benjamin netanyahu, you will not -- i think the president believes that a strike in the next several months is premature, that the risk to reward ratio of such a strike is going to complicate matters more than simplify them. i think there are ways of sending signals. one of the constraints is he wants to keep the president in his corner and on his side. and right now, it's clear that barack obama simply has different priorities and different views. >> so the u.s. is saying that the sanctions are causing pain in iran, which could force iran to cry uncle and back off its nuclear program. hillary clinton said, we are convinced we have more
the prime minister thinks that president obama is bluntless and doesn't understand israel. and the president thinks benjamin netanyahu is not giving adequate attention to american interests. this needs to be put back in the box. >> when he talks about placing a red light before israel, is he saying that washington is actively dissuading from launching attacks against iran? >> i don't think the president of the united states has ever said to benjamin netanyahu, you will not -- i...
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obama won on being vague, with change, but he did towards the end start specifying exactly what his obama care, you know, welfare reform and went through and he actually, whether he followed through with it or not that's another issue but he did start honing in on the issues so romney needs to step it up. >> reporter: hey, brooke. i thought that was interesting. all of the romney supporters here today said they thought that mitt romney needs to communicate more with the latino voters here in the state, he hasn't done a good enough job of introducing himself to them. the latino voting population here in florida about 13% of the population and could very well make a huge difference. >> ed, another question for you. this is sort of a two-parter with univision. they had mitt romney as part of a big town hall for half an hour yesterday and right now this hour president obama is there and speaking, as well. i want to let everyone know, we're monitoring that. as well as maybe news is made we'll play a chunk of what the president is saying. back the you, ed lavandera. you know, as you talk about
obama won on being vague, with change, but he did towards the end start specifying exactly what his obama care, you know, welfare reform and went through and he actually, whether he followed through with it or not that's another issue but he did start honing in on the issues so romney needs to step it up. >> reporter: hey, brooke. i thought that was interesting. all of the romney supporters here today said they thought that mitt romney needs to communicate more with the latino voters here...
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the head of the republican party said obama's sympathizes with attackers in egypt. sad and pathetic. this is a huge political uproar, ashleigh, as you now know. the embassy statement, who approved it? did the united states ambassador in cairo ann patterson, did she personally approve that statement? did she have any authorization from washington to go ahead with that nirnl statement? was that statement released before there was significant violence at the u.s. embassy? cairo? there were a few thousand egyptians trying to to rm that wl and unanswered questions trying to answer through the course of the day but the bottom line is there's a national security crisis affecting the u.s. and egypt and libya right now and there's a real political battle under way, as well. >> all right. interesting to see if heads roll, as well. thank you very much. everyone, don't forget, wolf's own program begins at 4:00 p.m., "the situation room" right here only on cnn. thanks, wolf. >> thank you. one is for a clean, wedomestic energy future that puts us in control. our abundant natural
the head of the republican party said obama's sympathizes with attackers in egypt. sad and pathetic. this is a huge political uproar, ashleigh, as you now know. the embassy statement, who approved it? did the united states ambassador in cairo ann patterson, did she personally approve that statement? did she have any authorization from washington to go ahead with that nirnl statement? was that statement released before there was significant violence at the u.s. embassy? cairo? there were a few...
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obama. it doesn't seem that they get along, and it seems like another crack in that relationship, but when speaking to, you know, the white house sent out a press statement saying that we were not asked for a meeting, and we did not reject a meeting with mr. netanyahu, and that mr. obama's schedule is just too tight to fit in a meeting with prime minister netanyahu. however, i spoke with prime minister netanyahu's spokesman today, and he said he did not deny that, but he said we had wanted to have a meeting with mr. obama and we were willing to go to washington, so it sounds like it contradicts what the white house statement said. that being said, this really does seem like there is a bigger division between mr. obama and mr. netanyahu and to give you some idea of how leaders here take that, you know, it's become such an issue that a special session of the -- has been called, and this is one of the reasons why the relationship between the united states and israel because of that between pres
obama. it doesn't seem that they get along, and it seems like another crack in that relationship, but when speaking to, you know, the white house sent out a press statement saying that we were not asked for a meeting, and we did not reject a meeting with mr. netanyahu, and that mr. obama's schedule is just too tight to fit in a meeting with prime minister netanyahu. however, i spoke with prime minister netanyahu's spokesman today, and he said he did not deny that, but he said we had wanted to...
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obama. >> when the american flag was torn down and destroyed, an american ambasdor and three other americans are killed, my reaction is not to be pleasant and caring of those tearing down our flag and insulting o iassau country. >> brianna keilar is coming to our rescue to break this all down. hi, brianna. >> reporter: hi, carol. president obama learned last night that ambassador stevens was unaccounted for. he didn't learn until this morning that the ambassador was dead and this morning he said i strongly condemn the outrageous attacks that took the lives of four americans, including ambassador stevens. united states rejects efforts to denigr aate the religious beliefs of others, talking about that online film, that many feel is offensive to islam and prompted these protests and violence, obviously. we must all unequivocally oppose the senseless violence that took the lives of these public servants. on the politics of this, carol, mitt romney will be speaking from the campaign trail about 9
obama. >> when the american flag was torn down and destroyed, an american ambasdor and three other americans are killed, my reaction is not to be pleasant and caring of those tearing down our flag and insulting o iassau country. >> brianna keilar is coming to our rescue to break this all down. hi, brianna. >> reporter: hi, carol. president obama learned last night that ambassador stevens was unaccounted for. he didn't learn until this morning that the ambassador was dead and...
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president obama, secretary of state clinton and leon panetta will all be there. special coverage begins right now with don lemon. >> thank you very much, suzanne. that is where we're going to begin at this moment. that ceremony is beginning to take place. at this moment, an arrival that all americans would rather not have to happen. the bodies of four of our own coming home right now. the americans killed in an attack on the u.s. consulate in libya now at joint base andrews in maryland. the libyan government now says it believes the americans were targets of a plot to divide libya from the united states. and now america mourns for these men. christopher stevens, first ambassador killed in thee of duty in 33 years. he helped to liberate libya last year. tyrone woods, a father of three who spent more than 20 years as a navy s.e.a.l. glen doherty, a former navy s.e.a.l., who was active in a group fighting to keep religious tolerance inside the military. and sean smith, a ten-year veteran of the foreign service management office and a father of two. the men were kill
president obama, secretary of state clinton and leon panetta will all be there. special coverage begins right now with don lemon. >> thank you very much, suzanne. that is where we're going to begin at this moment. that ceremony is beginning to take place. at this moment, an arrival that all americans would rather not have to happen. the bodies of four of our own coming home right now. the americans killed in an attack on the u.s. consulate in libya now at joint base andrews in maryland....
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the four were honored in a ceremony by president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton. >>> and the fbi putting off its visit to libya for safety reasons. fbi agents had hoped to arrive today to investigation the matter. inside that burned out consulate in benghazi to put together the violence from that night. >> reporter: amid the ash, soot and debris, remnants of a life that was, and what it meant to those stationed here. scrawled on this sheet, memories so important. what was a backened ruin was an up scale neighborhood. officials say tuesday night's attack was planned by islamist militants, and quickly overwhelmed the guards. the compound's first line of defense, easily breached. according to one of the libyan guards stationed at the gate armed with only a radio, the assault happened simultaneously from three different directions. he said he first heard chanting growing louder and louder, suddenly then, gunfire, and heavy machine gun fire is attacking the compound. he is so afraid of retaliation he is refusing to appear on camera. he says at one point the masked men came ove
the four were honored in a ceremony by president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton. >>> and the fbi putting off its visit to libya for safety reasons. fbi agents had hoped to arrive today to investigation the matter. inside that burned out consulate in benghazi to put together the violence from that night. >> reporter: amid the ash, soot and debris, remnants of a life that was, and what it meant to those stationed here. scrawled on this sheet, memories so important....
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president barack obama campaigning hard today in florida, a critical swing state. it is the second day of his bus tour through the sunshine state. in melbourne this morning he took aim at mitt romney's economic plans starting with the republican candidate's proposal to cut taxes for high-income americans. >> tax cuts, tax cuts, gut a few regulations, and then give some more tax cuts. tax cuts when times are good. tax cuts when times are bad. tax cuts to help you lose a few extra pounds. tax cuts to improve your love life. >> in about two hours, president obama speaks to voters in west palm beach. we'll bring you those remarks live. >>> mitt romney is spending today off the campaign trail at his home in massachusetts. but during an interview that aired today on nbc's "meet the press," he talk about his plans to balance the budget. >> i'll balance the budget by the end of my second term doing it in the first term would cause, i believe, a dramatic impact on the economy, too dramatic, and therefore the steps i've put in place -- we've put together a plan that lays out
president barack obama campaigning hard today in florida, a critical swing state. it is the second day of his bus tour through the sunshine state. in melbourne this morning he took aim at mitt romney's economic plans starting with the republican candidate's proposal to cut taxes for high-income americans. >> tax cuts, tax cuts, gut a few regulations, and then give some more tax cuts. tax cuts when times are good. tax cuts when times are bad. tax cuts to help you lose a few extra pounds....
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obama and mr. netanyahu, reports have leaked out that the prime minister proposed making the size of iran's stockpile of uranium that is close to bomb grade a reason for a strike by the united states. the obama administration has been very clear in saying it doesn't want to make deadlines, stoplights or red lines on iran's nuclear program because it puts the u.s. in a box. it really forces its hands, and it could give iran also a timeline as to when a strike might happen, and it could prepare for that. the administration, mr. obama, has said time and again iran possessing a nuclear weapon is not an option, so it appears that that is the actual red line for the united states if it discovers that iran does indeed possess nuclear weapons. >> these latest proposals of the red line, these are just the latest red lines the because it has been, over the years, a moving target for both israel and the u.s. >> reporter: yeah. let's go ahead and talk about one thing. we talked about iran possibly getting a bo
obama and mr. netanyahu, reports have leaked out that the prime minister proposed making the size of iran's stockpile of uranium that is close to bomb grade a reason for a strike by the united states. the obama administration has been very clear in saying it doesn't want to make deadlines, stoplights or red lines on iran's nuclear program because it puts the u.s. in a box. it really forces its hands, and it could give iran also a timeline as to when a strike might happen, and it could prepare...
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president obama didn't deposit that. president obama didn't make this a priority. he certainly -- president clinton challenged protectionists in his own party from the white house saying that don't stand in the way of prosperity. you have never seen president obama challenge his own party in that way. i think -- bill clinton was a champion of free trade. barack obama has been a reluctant supporter of free trade agreements that already were approved -- already in place before he came into office and he hasn't come up with any of his own. >> we are going to move on to other news. stick around, mark, because -- governor romney is a little late in starting his speech. we want to get your impressions. three hours from now president obama will speak at the clinton global initiative. first he will address delegates and other world leaders. the president -- will be speaking in an hour. he is expected to challenge the world to confront what's causing muslim rage and he will tell world leaders the united states will do what it must to prevent iran from acquiring a nuclear we
president obama didn't deposit that. president obama didn't make this a priority. he certainly -- president clinton challenged protectionists in his own party from the white house saying that don't stand in the way of prosperity. you have never seen president obama challenge his own party in that way. i think -- bill clinton was a champion of free trade. barack obama has been a reluctant supporter of free trade agreements that already were approved -- already in place before he came into office...
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many of obama's critics call it socialism. romney's running mate, paul ryan. >> president obama said that he believes in redistribution. mitt romney and i are not running to redistribute the wealth. mitt romney and i are running to help americans create wealth. >> so what is redistribution anyway? it basically means using the progressive income tax system to raise money from the wealthy and use it to invest in things loik public works, education and aid for the poor. mr. obama puts it this way. quote, there's nothing wrong with us giving each other a helping hand. still to be decided, how voters will come down on redistribution versus 47%. so the talk back question of this morning, is the redistribution of wealth the answer to our economic woes? facebook.com/carolcnn. your responses, later this hour. >> house committee will grill the man who investigated that botched gun trafficking program, fast and furious. you know what it's called. lawmakers say there's a lot more work to be done despite the length of that report. 471 page
many of obama's critics call it socialism. romney's running mate, paul ryan. >> president obama said that he believes in redistribution. mitt romney and i are not running to redistribute the wealth. mitt romney and i are running to help americans create wealth. >> so what is redistribution anyway? it basically means using the progressive income tax system to raise money from the wealthy and use it to invest in things loik public works, education and aid for the poor. mr. obama puts...
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mitt romney attacked obama's decision... said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] you've been years in the making. and there are many years ahead. join the millions of members who've chosen an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. go long. >>> the regular nfl refs take the field tonight for the first time since the super bowl and we have to point to that monday night debacle for getting the deal done. let's bring some peter schmuck, he's on the phone. morning, peter. i'm really happy that the regular refs are back. i'm predicting there will be a standing ovation in the stadium in baltimore for these refs tonight. >> you're probably right. i don't know that they're going to actually introduce them, but i think everybody that is an nfl fan is rejoicing today that this national nightmare is over. but let's step back just a bit and realize that it's very p
mitt romney attacked obama's decision... said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] you've been years in the making. and there are many years ahead. join the millions of members who've chosen an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. go long. >>> the regular nfl refs take the field tonight for the first...
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the four were honored in a ceremony attended by president barack obama and u.s. secretary of state, hillary clinton. >>> and we've learned much about u.s. ambassador to libya chris stevens. now we're learning more about the three other american who is died in that consulate attack in benghazi this week, ambassador stevens, tie roan woods, glen doherty, and sean smith were all united in their affection for the middle east and the people there. chris stevens fell in love with the middle east when he served as a volunteer peace corps -- as a volunteer in the peace corps. he has been praised as a great friend of libya and served as liaison to the rebel who is overthrew dictator moammar gadhafi. tyrone woods became a navy s.e.a.l. after his mom suggested he join the military. he was also a paramedic and a registered nurse. his third child, kai, was born just a few months ago. and glen doherty was a ski instructor and raft guide in utah before becoming a navy s.e.a.l. he planned to leave the military after knee surgery in 2001, but that changed when the 9/11 attacks oc
the four were honored in a ceremony attended by president barack obama and u.s. secretary of state, hillary clinton. >>> and we've learned much about u.s. ambassador to libya chris stevens. now we're learning more about the three other american who is died in that consulate attack in benghazi this week, ambassador stevens, tie roan woods, glen doherty, and sean smith were all united in their affection for the middle east and the people there. chris stevens fell in love with the middle...
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>> reporter: maybe president obama. listen, both the president and paul ryan, the running mate on the republican side, addressed the aarp convention in new orleans. the president did it via satellite and defended his health care law saying that this is helping preserve and save medicare. now, paul ryan had the very, very different view on that, and he got a little bit of a rude reception. take a listen. >> the first step to a stronger medicare is to repeal obama care because it represents the worst of both worlds. i had a feeling there would be mixed reactions so let me get into it. >> reporter: yeah. i guess he knew it was coming. seniors vote in big numbers, and, of course, there are a lot of seniors in important battleground states like say florida. victor. >> indeed. paul steinhauser in washington. thank you. >>> we've got much more ahead this hour. >> here's what's coming up. >>> from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, this is cnn "saturday morning." it's the tape that launched a thousand blogs and may have deraile
>> reporter: maybe president obama. listen, both the president and paul ryan, the running mate on the republican side, addressed the aarp convention in new orleans. the president did it via satellite and defended his health care law saying that this is helping preserve and save medicare. now, paul ryan had the very, very different view on that, and he got a little bit of a rude reception. take a listen. >> the first step to a stronger medicare is to repeal obama care because it...
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obama's previous fund-raisers one will have more than just high rollers. the campaign invited people who made small doughtati donations y fluff to win a ticket in a ralph. >>> here's what we're working on this hour. >> hey, hey. >> no school for a seventh day in chicago. striking teachers consider a tentative proposal. even parents supporting them are getting upset. all talk about what's holding up the deal with the head of the chicago teachers union. >> a female suicide bomber drives a car packed with explosives into a van. killing 12 people in afghanistan. what the taliban say is the reason for the attack. >>> new report on obesity in america shows how many americans are going to be obese in 20 years. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] at&t. the nation's largest 4g network. now covering 3000 more 4g cities and towns than verizon. at&t. rethink possible. try this... bayer? this isn't just a headache. trust me, this is new bayer migraine. [ male announcer ] it's the power of aspirin plus more in a triple action formula to relieve your tough migraines. new
obama's previous fund-raisers one will have more than just high rollers. the campaign invited people who made small doughtati donations y fluff to win a ticket in a ralph. >>> here's what we're working on this hour. >> hey, hey. >> no school for a seventh day in chicago. striking teachers consider a tentative proposal. even parents supporting them are getting upset. all talk about what's holding up the deal with the head of the chicago teachers union. >> a female...
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president obama ran on this issue four years ago. hard to imagine that four years ago he ran on a platform of eradicating poverty in this country. he ran four years on a platform of increasing the minimum wage to $9.50 an hour. they didn't get serious about this. the minimum wage ought to be increased. number two, they ought to be prioritizing women and children. there's a reason why women and children are falling faster into poverty than anybody else. they ought to be prioritizing the prison industrial complex and what michelle alexander calls the new jim crow. we in the media are guilty of covering the horse race that we never cover the real issues. we have had people on this tour, friends of mine in the media, said i'd love to get you on, but we have to cover the race between obama and romney. we don't have time to talk about an issue like poverty. >> who said what and all of that when the real issues are being ignored. it's in the middle of her book right now. it's an excellent book. so dr. west, i'm going to ask you the same thi
president obama ran on this issue four years ago. hard to imagine that four years ago he ran on a platform of eradicating poverty in this country. he ran four years on a platform of increasing the minimum wage to $9.50 an hour. they didn't get serious about this. the minimum wage ought to be increased. number two, they ought to be prioritizing women and children. there's a reason why women and children are falling faster into poverty than anybody else. they ought to be prioritizing the prison...
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president obama then senator obama did very well and won two-thirds of that vote in the last election. and polls indicate he has a very large advantage. the timing here obviously not very good for mitt romney as he seemed to be making another outreach to latino voters. as for the family history, remember, you know, mitt romney's father and his parents going to mexico to escape persecution from mormons at that time because -- and that is part of the story line, a part of mitt romney's history. >> paul, just quickly, the comment that was made about mideast ace, he said we kucked the ball down the field and hoped something somehow will resolve it. is that damaging? >> it may help with some jewish-americans who feel that way, but the comments could be also seen as something that maybe mitt romney doesn't feel the two-state solution is plausible. his campaign standing by the comments saying this is something romney has said before. if the palestinians don't want to engage, then it would be tough, they say, for the peace process to work. stay tuned, ashleigh. >> paul steinhauser for us on t
president obama then senator obama did very well and won two-thirds of that vote in the last election. and polls indicate he has a very large advantage. the timing here obviously not very good for mitt romney as he seemed to be making another outreach to latino voters. as for the family history, remember, you know, mitt romney's father and his parents going to mexico to escape persecution from mormons at that time because -- and that is part of the story line, a part of mitt romney's history....
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president obama pledged stand with those seeking democracy. joining me now is cnn foreign affairs reporter ellise lavin. how has the president kind of lived township that, responded to the arab spring? >> well, fred, he really said it was a case by case in terms of individual countries, as you know. it kind of swept the arab world, but in every country it was a little bit different. in may of 2011 president obama made a speech talking about how he envisioned u.s. involvement in this region. let's take a listen to what he said. >> we have a chance to pursue the world as it should be. >> so, fred, what did president obama do? well, he, first of all, increased investment and trade in these countries in transition to spur economic growth in egypt and tunisia, for instance. then he was very select about military intervention. he got involved in libya in a limited way, but you can see the administration has been reluctant to get involved in syria, and i would say he was also cautious with some allies balancing and promoting democracy with national s
president obama pledged stand with those seeking democracy. joining me now is cnn foreign affairs reporter ellise lavin. how has the president kind of lived township that, responded to the arab spring? >> well, fred, he really said it was a case by case in terms of individual countries, as you know. it kind of swept the arab world, but in every country it was a little bit different. in may of 2011 president obama made a speech talking about how he envisioned u.s. involvement in this...
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mitt romney attacked obama's decision... said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? >>> ahmadinejad arrived for the united nations general assembly. the iranian president attracts a level of attention all too his own. his exclusive interview with piers morgan already setting the tone for wednesday's speech. want to bring piers morguen s with me. you had some fascinating, bizarre exchanges with iran's leader, including the issue of homosexuality, quite an exchange. what did he say when you're asking him about the recent death of u.s. ambassador to libya, chris stevens, in terms of the violence. did he condemn the violence sparked by that anti-islam video? >> i asked him to directly condemn it and he's quite careful about doing that. what he did do to be fair to him was having said how deplorable he felt the video itself was and mocking the prophet muhammad was completely unacceptable and incendiary. he also said the resolution to
mitt romney attacked obama's decision... said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? >>> ahmadinejad arrived for the united nations general assembly. the iranian president attracts a level of attention all too his own. his exclusive interview with piers morgan already setting the tone for wednesday's speech. want to bring piers morguen s with me. you had some fascinating, bizarre...
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president obama announced in end date years in advance. governor romney opposed publicizing that date. president ended the surge this month during the fighting season. the governor would have kept a. decisional troops there through deuce. analysts say neither man has spent much time talking about the war. but mark jacobson says it's partly because the big strategic issue libz tke the surge and handover -- >> we're looking at execution of the strategy and that doesn't require the same sort of political capital and time from washington, d.c. that was required two years ago. >> reporter: the two men don't exactly agree on how the fighting affects the nation's finances. >> because after two wars that have cost us thousands of lives and over a trillion dollars, it's time to do some nation building right here at home. >> of course the return of our troops cannot, and must not, be used as an excuse to hollow out our military through devastating defense budget cuts. >> reporter: so the biggest difference on afghanistan may be how to spend the mone
president obama announced in end date years in advance. governor romney opposed publicizing that date. president ended the surge this month during the fighting season. the governor would have kept a. decisional troops there through deuce. analysts say neither man has spent much time talking about the war. but mark jacobson says it's partly because the big strategic issue libz tke the surge and handover -- >> we're looking at execution of the strategy and that doesn't require the same sort...
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to vote. >> we all know that obama was considered the first facebook president in 2008. will they be using social media this time? >> certainly, you know, both campaigns are using social media. both campaigns are doing a lot of similar things. one thing that's been interesting to hear from president obama himself on this, and everyone who introduces him and everything that goes on around his events, is this early voting and voting by mail. early voting starts in iowa this coming thursday. iowa is an important battleground state. absentee voting has already begun in pennsylvania and new hampshire. states like colorado, florida, nevada, north carolina, so this is something that's a really big part of their get to vote effort. on the romney side, the surrogates, you may not hear romney himself talk about registering to vote. but supporters do it. they make sure that people who requested absentee ballots through those people, constant voter contact that both sides are really doing to try to make sure that they bring, in all those votes. many of them coming before election da
to vote. >> we all know that obama was considered the first facebook president in 2008. will they be using social media this time? >> certainly, you know, both campaigns are using social media. both campaigns are doing a lot of similar things. one thing that's been interesting to hear from president obama himself on this, and everyone who introduces him and everything that goes on around his events, is this early voting and voting by mail. early voting starts in iowa this coming...
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